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Free trade agreement EU Mercosur: provvisional entry into force. A short recap
On 27 February 2026 EU Commission released this press release “Statement by President von der Leyen on the EU-Mercosur agreement” where Ms Von der Leyen announced: On 26 February 2026 Argentina and Uruguay became the first countries to ratify the EU-Mercosur Agreement; Brazil and Paraguay re expected to follow; the EU Commission will now proceed with provisional application since the 27 of february; it is up to EU Parliament give the consent for the full conclusion; The Court of Justice has to examine the legal basis of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and the Interim Trade Agreement (iTA), in accordance with the guidelines contained in the text adopted. It is interesting…
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EU-MERCOSUR FTA signed in Asuncion 17 January 2026. For a new partnership
At Dogana Sostenibile we would start the study of the FTA between MERCOSUR and the UE from some of the “Questions and answers on the EU-Mercosur partnership agreement”. We would offer a guide to the EU exporters and customs experts. What will the agreement mean for trade in goods? Mercosur will abolish import tariffs on European goods and remove obstacles to EU exports, such as: unnecessarily restrictive rules and regulations that differ from international standards; non-automatic import licences; burdensome conformity assessment procedures. Making it easier to export to Mercosur will benefit, in particular, EU firms making and selling: Agri-food products; Machinery; Pharmaceuticals; Cars; Textiles and clothing. The more Europe exports,…
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EU Parliament is ready to negotiate for EUDR simplification
EU Parliament, after the vote held on Wendsday 26 November 2025, is ready to start negotiations with member states on the final shape of the law, which has to be endorsed by both Parliament and the Council and published in the EU Official Journal before the end of 2025, for the one-year delay to enter into force. One year postponement for all companies; Simplification of due diligence requirements. The text of the changes “Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 26 November 2025 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as regards certain obligations of operators and traders (COM(2025)0652…
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Customs bulletin n.4/2025: normativa doganale, accise, economia circolare, sostenibilità ed energie rinnovabili
Il customs bulletin n.4 di Dogana Sostenibile segnala i provvedimenti normativi pubblicati tra il 3 e il 9 febbraio 2025 in Italia, UE e altri paesi europei. DOGANE & ACCISE -ITALIA 6 febbraio 2024 Agenzia delle Entrate risoluzione n. 10/E “Istituzione del codice tributo per l’utilizzo, tramite modello F24, del credito d’imposta per gli investimenti nelle Zone logistiche semplificate di cui all’articolo 13 del decreto-legge 7 maggio 2024, n. 60”; 6 febbraio 2024 CEDU Sezione I sentenza causa Italgomme Pneumatici e altri; 3 febbraio 2024 Agenzia delle Entrate risposta n.19 “ Importazioni di beni destinati a essere sottoposti ad esami, analisi o prove – Articoli 72 e ss. della Direttiva…
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1 February 2025: EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) will enter into force. New rules for trade and proferential origin
From 1 February 2025 EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) will enter into force. It is stated by the “Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Chile” n. 17113/24 for which “ The Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Chile1, signed in Brussels on 13 December 2023, will enter into force on 1 February 2025” published on 20 Decembre 2024. In a nutshell, for what it is concerning the preferential origin the main changes are: Replacement of the EUR.1 movement certificates and the invoice declarations issued in accordance with the…
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EU-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Guidance document on rules of origin. A short check
EU Commission published the “EU-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: Guidance document on rules of origin”. In this document, it is stated that, in line with the European approach to FTA negotiation, the proof of origin can be either: − a statement on origin completed by the exporter on an invoice, or any other document including a commercial document, or − knowledge obtained and held by the importer that the goods are originating (importer’s knowledge). Without proof of origin it is not possible to claim for the preferential origin. Moreover, it is important to add that the European importer is responsible for the correctness of the claim and for compliance with…
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CETA: another stop. The French Senate did not ratify CETA
The free trade agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, which came into force provisionally in September 2017, aims to delete duties on approximately 99% of products produced between the two signatory customs territories. From EU side the CETA mus be rafied by:a) EU Parliament; b) the parliaments of all the member states. In this context, French Senate deleted in a proposal of law the article which should allow the ratification of the mentioned agreement. According to the declaration, published in the official website, you find below the reason of this approach is that it is important to protect the EU farmers from other competitors (Canadians or South Americans for…
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EU Chile free trade agreement modernization: about to enter into force
On 18 March 2024 the EU Council relased the following communiqué: “…EU-Chile: Council gives final endorsement to bilateral trade agreement The Council today adopted the decision on the conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade (iTA) between the European Union and Chile. This decision marks the end of the internal ratification process within the EU and paves the way for the entry into force of the deal…”. It means that the iTA only requires ratification by the EU and not by individual member states. Therefore, now that the Council has validated the iTA, it can enter into force as soon as the Chilean side completes its internal ratification process. Apart…
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1° of May 2024 free trade agreement EU and New Zealand will enter into force
After some negotiations round, 1° of May 2024 free trade agreement EU and New Zealand will enter into force. Mr. Todd McClay (Trade and Agriculture Minister of New Zealand) said: “..I am pleased to announce that today, in a small ceremony at the Beehive, New Zealand notified the European Union of our ratification of the New Zealand European Union Free Trade Agreement (NZ-EUFTA). This enables the agreement to come into force earlier than expected, from 1 May 2024,” . The European Council in its “Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand” on 25.03.2024 declared that “…The Free…
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Published the European decision for the approval of the FTA with New Zealand. After the ratification of New Zealand, does a sustainable trade will take over?
The decision of the European Council 2024/244 of 27 November 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand, lays down that “…Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand (‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union…”. This decision has been published on 28 February 2024. From the other side, it is interesing to undeline that New Zealand needs to pass implementing legislation in order to ratify the agreement. In the official web site of the New Zealand Government it is declared: “…A significant milestone in ratifying the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA)…